# N6266L: 1972 American AA-1B, registration cancelled 2020-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [American AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (registry code 0630820)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA1B-0066
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 1972
- Certificate issued: August 15, 2017
- Last registry action: August 15, 2017
- Mode S code: A82FBC
- Owners when cancelled: [Nelson William Ryan C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20WILLIAM%20RYAN%20C), [Robertson Braxton C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTSON%20BRAXTON%20C)
- Location: [Ahoskie, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Ahoskie)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2818° N, 76.9934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27910, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6266L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6266L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6266L-2020-12-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the American AA-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL83FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA133), Mar 10, 1983: Grumman American AA-1B (N6266L), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19830310008599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830310008599A), Mar 10, 1983: Gulstm AA1B (N6266L), Chesapeake, VA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on downwind. Crash landed short of runway. Aluminum carb air filter lodged in carb intake. AD item.

## Other aircraft with N6266L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6266L): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P23262

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